- Date
- May 28, 2005, 19:30 local (May 29, 2005, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Roanoke, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N757MECessna R182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 2005
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20050528011509A
- Case key
- 61589
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Probable cause
The pilot's misjudgment of distance needed to land to a full stop resulting in an overrun. Contributing factors were the prevailing rain and the encounter with hydroplaning conditions.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While landing on a 3,500-foot long wet runway with about 1,800 feet remaining, the 442-hour pilot stated that the airplane "hydroplaned on [a] slick painted surface" and he was able to maintain directional control until the airplane rolled off the end of the runway. Subsequently, the airplane struck a barbwire fence and impacted a tree. A weather observation station located six miles southwest of the accident site reported 6 minutes before the accident wind from 080 degrees at 6 knots, light rain and mist, few clouds at 800 feet, broken clouds at 2,600 feet, overcast cloud layer at 3,100 feet.
Factual narrative
On May 28, 2005, approximately 1930 central daylight time, a single-engine Cessna R182 airplane, N757ME, registered to and operated by Henley's Training Academy, Inc., of Addison, Texas, was substantially damaged when it overran the departure end of Runway 17 while landing at the Northwest Regional Airport (52F), near Roanoke, Texas. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The local flight originated from the Denton Municipal Airport (DTO), near Denton, Texas, at 1905.
The 442-hour pilot reported in the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) that while landing on Runway 17 (a 3,500-foot long and 40-foot wide asphalt runway), the airplane touched down long with about 1,800 feet of runway remaining. The pilot stated that the airplane "hydroplaned on [a] slick painted surface" and he was able to maintain directional control until the airplane rolled off the departure end of the runway. The airplane struck a barbwire fence and impacted a tree with the left wing approximately 50 feet beyond the departure end of the runway. The pilot added that the runway was wet at the time of the accident.
Examination of the airplane by an Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, who responded to the accident site, revealed that the left wing sustained structural damage.
At 1924 the automated weather observation system located at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport (located six miles southwest of 52F) reported wind from 080 degrees at 6 knots, light rain and mist, few clouds at 800 feet, broken clouds at 2,600 feet, an overcast cloud layer at 3,100 feet, temperature 21 degrees Celsius, dew point, 19 degrees Celsius, barometric altimeter 29.86 inches of Mercury.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757ME
- Reported as
- Cessna R182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R18201247
- Airframe hours
- 5,117.61
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Henley's Training Academy Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 2005 · 77.7 hours before
- Departed
- DTO · Denton, TX
- Destination
- 52F · Roanoke, TX
- Airport
- 52F · Northwest Regional Airport, runway 17, 3,500 × 40 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3
- Last flight review
- May 1, 2005
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 442 total · 47 in this make and model · 395 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 32 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,100 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.86 inHg
- Observed at
- AFW, 6 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.